Images of Brookland: You Are Invited To the Brookland History Luncheon

Monday, October 31, 2011

You Are Invited To the Brookland History Luncheon

at Brookland Union Baptist Church

Sunday, November 20 at 1:30pm Free

3101 - 14th St NE ● 14th & Irving St.

For Brookland’s African Americans in the 1950s & 1960s, the most central institution and the focus of community life was the Brookland Union Baptist Church. You are invited to explore this legacy, in word and photo, during a free buffet luncheon at Brookland’s first Black church. Bijan Bayne, a Brookland born commentator, will moderate a panel on Brookland’s Black history: from our home grown civil rights leaders to McKinley Tech & Turkey Thicket spawned sports professionals; from the importance of Brookland Union Baptist Church co-founder and visionary, Reverend Miles to long time residents sharing the fabric of life long ago. Panelists include Brookland co-author Rosie Dempsey, Brookland Civic president Caroline Petti, and Brookland history expert Laura Henley Dean. Brookland the book will be available for sale, and new images discovered since its publication will be displayed. This afternoon is co-sponsored by Brookland Civic and the Black Women’s Playwright Group. Info/RSVP appreciated but not required: BrooklandBook@gmail.com Or visit BrooklandDChistory.com

Hosted by Pastor Ridgeway, the members of the Brookland Union Baptist Church & the authors of Brookland, a new neighborhood history book

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About the Book

Brookland is a new publication in the Images of America series published by Arcadia Publishing. Like the other books in this series, it uses archival photographs to present distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Its images and text celebrate Brookland and bring to life its fascinating history.

Brookland D.C. is located in the North East corner of Washington, D.C. It is a neighborhood with strong connections to Howard and Catholic Universities, the Catholic Church, and Washington's black intelligentsia. Its rich past is well preserved in its architecture, historic sites, and social institutions. It is a thriving middle-class neighborhood and a place full of family stories. It is a place graced by beautiful institutional open spaces, woods, and large backyards. Above all, Brookland is a place of history. The Brooks' Mansion, the Twelfth Street business corridor, the Franciscan Monastery, Fort Bunker Hill, and the Ralph Bunche House — each site tells another story of Brookland.

About the Authors

John J. Feeley Jr. is a Brookland native. He grew up roaming around Turkey Thicket, the woods of Sisters College, Fort Bunker Hill, and all the sites of old Brookland. When he took the 1965 Brookland Tour, an insatiable interest in all things Brookland was sparked that has yet to be satisfied.

Rosie Dempsey's Brookland roots date back to her parents, who met and married there. Rosie and her husband bought their c. 1896 home 25 years ago and joined numerous relatives in Brookland. The example of her cousin, Helen D. Young, inspired Dempsey to embrace civic life and neighborhood history.